Previously Unpublished Works, Fascicle 16 (1909) - Page 12

THIRD DISTINCTION


Chapter 1: Concerning definitions	94
Chapter 2: Concerning postulates and common notions	111
Chapter 3: Concerning common, useless conclusions	116
Chapter 4: Concerning necessary demonstrations	118
Chapter 5: Concerning demonstration through experience	121 Bacon often emphasizes "experientia" or experimental knowledge as a necessary counterpart to logical reasoning.
Chapter 6: Concerning certain propositions with their demonstrations	125
Chapter 7: Concerning other propositions	126


Chapter 1: Concerning proportional means	129 Proportional means are values between two numbers that form a geometric progression.
Chapter 2: Containing necessary propositions	140


Chapter 1: Concerning the utility of these means	144
Chapter 2: Concerning the arithmetic mean	148
Chapter 3: Concerning the harmonic mean	150 The harmonic mean is often used in the study of music theory and physical proportions.
Chapter 5: Concerning collateral means	152 The table skips Chapter 4, likely a printer error or a missing section in the original manuscript.